Pattern: -(으)ㄹ 거
-(으)ㄹ 거 (-(eu)ㄹgeo, (eu)ㄹgeo)
-(으)ㄹ 거 is used to talk about future events. It's common in daily and business Korean.
When and how native speakers actually use it.
An expression indicating future actions or intentions
When to use
Talking about future plans, Making predictions, Making promises
The nuance
Attach '-을 거' if verb stem ends with a consonant, '-ㄹ 거' if it ends with a vowel, to indicate future. Use '-예요' for statements and '-예요?' for questions.
내일 친구를 만날 거예요.
nae-il chin-gu-reul man-nal geo-ye-yo., nae il chin gu reul man nal geo ye yo.
'만나다' has no final consonant, so '-ㄹ 거' is correctly used to indicate future.
비가 올 거예요.
bi-ga ol geo-ye-yo., bi ga ol geo ye yo.
'오다' ends with a vowel, so '-ㄹ 거' is correctly attached for future.
먹을 거야?
meok-eul geo-ya?, meok eul geo ya?
In questions, '-을 거야?' naturally asks about future intention.
갈 거예요.
gal geo-ye-yo., gal geo ye yo.
'가다' has no final consonant, so '-ㄹ 거' is used properly for future.
읽을 거예요.
ik-eul geo-ye-yo., ik eul geo ye yo.
'읽다' ends with consonant, so '-을 거' is correctly attached.
달릴 거예요.
dal-ril geo-ye-yo., dal ril geo ye yo.
'달리다' ends with vowel, so '-ㄹ 거' is correct for future.
먹을거야.
meok-eul-geo-ya., meok eul geo ya.
'을 거' must be separated by space from the following word; attaching without space is incorrect.
갈거예요.
gal-geo-ye-yo., gal geo ye yo.
'ㄹ 거' must be separated by space from the following word; attaching without space is incorrect.
Which is correct to express future?
How to add future form to '가다'?
Which sentence is incorrect?
